TABLE 3 



DIstiibutlon and Major Types of Habitat of Stomatopods 

 (E is east; N Is north; NE i$ northeast) 



Habitats and sites 



1. Cora! nibble 



Patch reefs and isolated heads 

 on a reef platfonn £ side of 

 Enewetak (<0 5 m deeper), 

 often near shore 



Along algal ridge of reef crest, E side 

 of Enewetak (<0.5 m deep) 



in channel (— 1 m deep) and on 

 outer reef flat between Enewetak 

 and sandy islets ("Sand Island") 

 NE side of Enewetak 



On NE flank of Sand Island 

 (between Enewetak and Japtan) 

 (<1 m deep) 



On N side of Japtan Kl m deep) 



2. Soft rubble and vermetid rocks 

 Shoreward side of moat on N 



side of Aomon [^1 m deep) 



Reefward side of moat on N side 

 of Aomon (^1.5 m deep) 



G. Inclplens 



G. micronesica 



G. platyaoma 



H. glyptocercus 



No. females 

 and males* 



39. 25 [51 

 4S§. 13 [5] 



29 [2] 



Present^ 



Body size, 

 mmt 



No. females 

 and males* 



Body size, 

 mmf 



No. females 

 and males* 



Body size, 

 mmt 



No. females 

 and males* 



Body size, 

 mmt 



No. females 

 and males* 



Body size, 

 mmf 



No. females 

 and males* 



Body size, 

 mmt 



Total 



No. 



Individuals 



Locally 



co-occunins 



species 



Relative abundance of 



co-occuning spedes 



in major habitats (1-4) 



29. 18 [3] 15 to 19 (18) 



11 to 17 (16) 

 17 to 24 (22) 



19, 23 [3] 15 to 18 (17) 



39(5] 



Present in 1971** 



129. 35 [15] 



PresentH 

 29(3] 



18 m 



16 to 20 (18) 19, "relatively 

 common" 



22 (22) 



29. 15 [5] 



29 [2] 



8 to 33 (20) 



19, 33 [4] 15 to 41 (28) 



16121 



l«ll] 



17 (17) 



19 to 20 (19) 

 "small" 



59, 45 [9] 15 to 27 (24) 



13, "small" 



141 



(5+) 

 [14+1 



[5+1 



[12] 



[31] 



[2+1 



G. tncipiens 

 H. glvptocercus 



G. indpiens 

 G. micronesica 



G. IncipJens 

 G mjcronesico 

 G platysoma (small) 

 G smtthjt (small) 



G. indpiens 

 G. mjo-onesjca 

 G. smitfiii (sniall) 

 G. insularis" 



G. indpiens 

 H. gli/ptocercus 



C indpiens 



G. insularis 



G pfatysoma (small) 



G- smithii (small) 



G. smithii (small) 

 G mcipiens 



45% G indpiens 

 25% H. g/yptocercus 

 18% G smrlhii (small) 

 10% G micronesica 

 3+% G. platysoma (smaD) 



45% G. insutans 

 27% G smithrj (smalD 

 15% G indpiens 

 12% G plafysomo (snrtall) 



3. Bases of microatoUs 



Reef flat (0.5 to 2 m deep) 

 NE side of Enewetak 



4. Open reef flat 



Reef flat (0,5 to 2 m deep) 

 near microatolls, large 

 coral and other rubble, 

 often considerable algae, 

 NE side of Enewetak 



Holes in solid reef platform, 

 often scoured, with little 

 or no algae or in op>en 

 tidepools in the same area 

 (<0.5 m deep). E side of 

 Enewetak and E side of Japtan 



Total No- Individuals 



19. 35 [4] 23 to 36 (33.5) 



39, 55 [9] 21 to 42 (33) 



42, 33 [7] 18 to 31 (23) 



15.35 

 "abundant" 



50 to 60 (57) 139, 183 [31] 18 to 62 (31) 19, 15 [4] 20 to 34 (30) 



[43 + 1 



[9+] 



[43 + ] 



(15+1 



[4+] 



[9+1 



[47] 



29 [2] 



(161 



24 to 26 (25) 



G indpiens (large) 

 G platifsoma (large) 

 G smithii (mod large) 

 H gli/ptocercus 



G. indpiens (large) 

 G. pfotysomo (large) 



G indpiens 

 H glyptocercus 



72% G smithii (mod. large) 

 9% G. p/alysoma (largeltt 

 9% G incipiens (large) 

 9% H gli/plocercus 



(Both common) 



78% G. indpiens 

 22% H g/yplocercus 



[134 + ] 



•Number in brackets is total number collected. Totals sometimes exceed the sum of the sexes because sex was not recorded for some Individuals. 

 tNumber in parentheses is median body length. 

 *At low tide. 

 §12 with eggs, 24 mm. 



H Field notes indicate that the species was observed, although individuals were not collected. 

 "Had been present in 1971, but not present in 1972. 

 ttG platysoma undoubtedly is far more abundant tfuin Indicated by this datum. 



